Behind The Magic: A Look Inside The Gibson Custom Shop
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- Опубліковано 22 чер 2017
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The Wildwood Guitars team was recently invited to the hallowed halls of the Gibson Custom Shop, an awe-inspiring place where anything is possible, and dreams become reality. The Custom Shop was gracious enough to allow us to document that journey, taking in the history, the legacy and the iconic heritage of arguably the most recognizable instruments on the planet.
Gibson’s unrelenting passion and dedication to tone has cemented it’s legacy as a world class brand and the guitar of choice for decades. The attention to detail and workmanship that the Gibson Custom Shop imparts to each of these is the best in their history, approaching a new golden age of instruments that rival the classic vintage pieces we all know and love.
It was our job during our trip to translate that magic and share the wonder of a Gibson Custom Shop instrument with the world.
Join us on our journey to Nashville, TN; where we'll pull back the curtain and step inside the always inspiring Gibson Custom Shop.
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The "sunburst" concept originated from the look of old violins/cellos/violas which where all originally varnished in a solid color, but over the years of polishing and cleaning changed into that beautiful shaded look. It happened naturally to these old instrument. Then the look of these old violins was copied in Europe for the American market. That's the origin of the "sunburst".
Played les Paul’s for 25 years and never knew that.. Wow thanks
The Flying V is my favorite Gibson guitar, even Jimi Hendrix played one.
You know what I would really like to see?.....a video about a Gibson that stays in tune. Now that would be something to watch!
It's nice to see Gibson rebounding, after nearly going bankrupt.
I bet Epiphone been keeping them afloat
@@The_Real_Daniel you might be right there but I'll take it. Fender guy for my whole life and just got my first epiphone which is one of the inspired by gibson models. Quality is amazing for the price and it's becoming my go-to guitar. Now for the first time I'm considering shelling out the cash for an American gibson
@@apboutique2422 After 20 years of fiddling with many guitars. I purchased my first 60's standard. I'm in love. Best guitar I've ever owned or played. I've had many good guitars. It really is an experience. Buy one now while they are cheaper than ever. The attitude and attention to detail has to be back. Ofcourse you can always return it. I bet you wont.
I just bought a Custom Shop historic Les Paul. It's the best guitar I've ever owned.
Finally got a Standard 50s. Stunning guitar.
regardless of the growing Gibson hate, I still love them
They make some nice ones... Still though... More of a fender and greatch guy lol
The hate is a product of the price point.
@@navysealblackwater Not even much more expensive than fender, for instance. New fender strats are 2000$ at least. Also nobody said you have to buy it.
LMAO play authentic
Must be nice being rich.
Thanks to all the workers at the Gibson Custom Shop. Your craft will not be taken for granted. Blessings
Those guitars are musical-gems.
Communism is great
@@Diego-bw7ib Wrong! Communism failed miserably.
@@abortcommunism3913 define communism? And where specifically did it fail. One could say that democracy failed after the fall of Athens, but you wouldn’t agree with that, would you?
@@jacknelson5891 communism is impossible to get to. all those who tried failed miserably
I bought a 2014 historic 59 reissue I bourbon burst. just a gorgeous guitar. it developed issue in the neck. So the tech I go to said send it to Gibson. now let me be clear I am not a rich man I have wanted a flame top Les Paul since I was 13 living in Seattle. I've had many lost balls but I've never had one of the reissues and finally for my 50th birthday I got the cash together and spent way more than I thought I would and I bought this guitar and hand-picked it from a room full of guitars so when I was told I had to send it back to the Gibson Factory to get it fixed I felt like I was losing a child. and this was a light absolutely freaking gorgeous guitar with a Great Neck beautiful color and amazing flame that was incredibly resonant. all I can say is thank you Bob Burns and the Gibson custom shop if you don't haven't heard about Birds Bob Burns is one of the folks you talk to on the phone and customer service at the Gibson custom shop and he is an incredibly nice and patient man man that helped me in every way you could and when they found they had to replace my guitar you sent me pictures of what they had on hand and allowed me to pick another one. well I couldn't see the guitar so I had to trust them to pick one out three pictures I was able to narrow it down but I wanted one of the same kind of neck I wanted one that was less than eight and a half pounds I wanted one that was as beautiful as well. Hadn't and picked myself the one pictured above is the one they sent me it is Curly flame where the one that I picked myself in more obvious flame but it plays better than my old one it sounds better than my old one and to be honest it's more beautiful than my old one thank you Gibson custom shop thank you and God bless you Bob Burns. That is great customer service and that's worth paying for.
dan peabody What the hell happened to the neck that was so bad you needed a replacement?
aeartress it seemed to develop a bow or twist that caused it to frett out on the D and G string between the 13th and 15th frett. I use rather heavy strings 11's or 12's depending on the guitar. This guitar was one I hand picked out of quite a few. in 2014. my tech said send it to Gibson and let them fix it if you have a warranty. So I did. new guitar does play better high on the neck. I'm letting it hang out for another couple weeks so it will have been in Arizona for at least 2 months before I take him to my guitar tech and ask him set it up see if you can get the action a little bit lower and intonate it
dan peabody Wow that's crazy. I own a couple Les Pauls and an SG thought I'd ask.
aeartress yeah I've got a blacklist pahlavan since 1980 and I've got a 90s SG and I've never had any issues and the new guitars terrific and I've owned I don't know how many Les Paul's I got my first one in 1976 and I've never had an issue so I got to figure it was just a bad piece of wood of course it came from Nashville and I live in Arizona and I play outdoor gigs a lot I figured between the Heat and heavy strings and I'm picky I don't feel I should be hearing any goddamn buzzing on a guitar I paid custom shop $ for. you know what I mean
Dan, THANK YOU for that GREAT story. ... I just bought my '59 Sunburst Reissue 3 weeks ago and it's nice to know that Gibson's AMAZING Customer Support is there if I ever need it. ... THANKS MAN .... ROCK ON!
I like to think of Gibson and Fender as the guitar version version of the Rolls Royce / Bentley rivalry.
Hahaha same as Nike and addidas !!!
Both are great at what they do. Even though there are some other great brands like suhr and tom anderson, i always go back to gibson and fender.
@@teezee44ford v Chrysler. Let’s not get carried away
Seeing all of this wood gives me wood. Still fascinated with this stringed instrument after 28 yrs of playing. Kid in a candy store
skeery
I will buy a Gibson Custom again and again - not just because they are USA-made but because, more importantly, they are so nice and sound exquisite.
I bought a Custom Shop 60th Anniversary '58 Les Paul. It's incredibly beautiful. I've had no quality issues. It stays in tune for days and sounds like a dream. One of the few bucket list moments that lived up to the dream. I've wanted one since the 8th grade. I know there's a lot of haters out there, but why would they watch a video like this unless they really want one too.
HEY MISTER HOW MUCH DID YOU THE LES PAUL ??? I LIKe
E IT VERY MUTCH HAHAA but WERE JUST POOR SO IM STUDYING HARD TO BUY ONE FOR MYSELF BUT I DONT KNOW HOW MUCH IT COSTS HAHHAHA
@@santiagoarmeonicholasv.6006 you can get a used standard for under $2000 but a custom will be maybe $5000
They definitely take pride in their work.
i may not prefer a gibson myself, but les pauls are a true work of art. the les paul, the telecaster, and the strat will always be the kings of electric.
Frank Reynolds I agree. Maybe even the Korina Flying V and es Gibson’s too
@Erik Romdhane what's wrong with you? Teles are beautiful!
@@big_bicep_bill7594 we have different opinions
les paul, strat, 335
@@Blake-dw8ou i can't agree more
Works of Art with the Labor of Love... 😀
1990 LP custom white and a 2010 58 reissue over here. I just love Gibson guitars.
My buddy has a 1955 Les Paul black beauty, the real deal. Awesome. Totally awesome.
These are some great guitars. I want one! If I like it, then you know it has to be good.
It's not just a guitar...it's art.
Just amazing ...
Beautiful. Now if I could only afford one
BUY A DEAN
Currently the cheapest American made guitar on the market.
Cool video. The 'Iced Tea Burst' is my favorite Gibson color.
its amazing how many negative comments are left by people who one are not guitar players and two if you dont like gibson thats fine but why watch the video? i happen to own a 2009 50th anniversary 59 standard and i have been playing guitar for 40 years and this guitar is every thing like what was in the video. i love gibson you try and make a guitar like that then come back and make a comment.
They still make guitars in the old Gibson shop here in Kalamazoo Mi. Heritage guitars.
Matt Monaghan yeah had one of those and won’t stay in tune either... sold it without looking back
My best l.p. ever. It was made the third year of mfg. It was an H 140. I put 1megaohm pots in it and had it up until my accident. I sold all my good gear because I couldn't work. Years later I bought a 96 classic that was magical. I had to sell that and just last week I bought a used 2016 Gibson tribute which sounds right but no slim taper neck IDK maybe I can find a used Prestige brand from Canada. Lol
I have a 67' Gibson acoustic that was made in Kalamazoo
@@aidanstorey6205 Noice. Hang on to that.
Extraordinary.
I bought a 2019 tribute cherry burst. It’s my number one. They are doing great these days c
Great video thank you
That was so relaxing to watch
Beautiful and interesting video!
fancy meeting you here.....now back to making videos with you!
Hej Johan!
Those Les Paul relics are gorgeous.....they are beautiful....it is indeed an art form in itself....
If you send me your guitar and $100 I'd be happy to beat it with a hammer and let my dog chew on it for you. My dog is a relic artist of sorts..lol
Wow that was great thanks 👍
Amazing video great stuff.
5:58 Watching him scrape that binding like that.... is the most satisfying thing I’ve ever seen lol. Oh my GOD.
Why?
I am blessed to have a Tom Murphy aged guitar. He is indeed THE master guitar craftsman..!
I love these instruments
i have a 2013 gibson sg standard short neck bass guitar and i love it...
Love vids like this. More please sir!
4:14 How they prep your Custom Les Paul for a headstock break! ...the "softening up" method..😏
Jokes ppl! - I love Gibson
Awesome video. I loved it!
Beautiful
@4:14 yeah, just DROP IT on the head-stock !!
The wood is so think NO damage is done.....the bottom of the box is padded with foam....been there took the tour. Don't fret.
The Gibson Custom Shop can turn out some great work, that's for sure!
Yeah, so good that they just throw away guitars that arent perfect!
Very informative. Great video!
Beautiful woods of my lovely Honduras.
@Deep Purple don’t you have anything else to say or do? I think that your head is completely crappy.
I love my Gibson 2018 SG Standard. Not one flaw. Sounds and plays great. Accept no imitation. Life's too short.
I have a 2016 Gibson SG Standard in ebony. When I got the guitar, sustain was bad, fretboard was dry, but after just a couple fretboard oils and witch hat knobs installed, it sounds great an it's a rock machine for sure.
I have the same one, and it’s awesome!
Anthony Perruc, my 2010 LP Trad. Pro is flawless. So is my 2018 LP 1960 (though it's a Custom Shop and darn well should be) !
Can you play?
What if another company's guitar is just as good or better and is one third the price? Like, for instance, a Kiesel?
5:17 to 5:44....I got such satisfaction from that....
Same for me haha, i wanna do it, seems to be a fine work
it's probably optional. i'm sure they have them available but it's more than likely his personal choice to not wear one.
Nothing is optional in these modern times due to OSHA rules. The dust collection system at Gibson Custom is immense and so effective that it causes weather patterns inside the building. If OSHA felt that a mask was necessary, you would see a mask. OSHA rules are strict, non compliance is very expensive. Dust masks are cheap.
exactly. I worked at a cabinet factory in the paint department for 3 years and the dust collection system is massive. we were not required to wear masks, though they were provided for us if we so choose to wear them.
For some reason they seem to get one through once in a while.
Very cool video!
Thank you.
I've got an r8 lightly aged. It plays and looks stunning! It's my favourite axe, before my tele, 335 and SG. Sustains forever! 🕶
Man these comments are hilarious! I love the dude @ 4:13 that just drops the neck in the box
Very cool
this is wonderful. wow.
I own a Custom Shop R8.........spectacular LP !
2019 anyone? I always hated on Gibson until I got a LP goldtop and a 335 63 reissue towards the end of 2018. Simply beautiful and the most versatile guitars I’ve ever owned. They’re a piece of art I love seeing and playing
wow, great video.
Really interesting video
4:14 Perfect. That's how you treat a gibson neck right!
Ah, I noticed that and it shock me, too
Did you notice the bounce? Which means there's rubber or foam at the bottom?
6:20 thats the most Satisfying thing to watch the binding getting scraped..
Why?
Great video
Interesting video!!!!!
I have had a number of Gibson Guitars through the years... with few issues. My main guitar these days is perhaps one of the least popular Gibson Guitars.... It is a beautiful 1997 Blues Hawk. The thing stays in tune for ever, has a great neck, a great variety of tones... and the work on it is flawless. Not a lot of complaints... Thank you Gibson
Cool,i got a 2021 les paul standard and it has no tuning issues at all I tune it everyday and some days it just needs a little adjustment and I have no problem with the G string
My head loves my PRS, my heart loves my Les Paul.
Hope you can play like Mayer and slash. I’d love either if my bank account was endless
Your heart has nothing to do with the guitar. It does pumping blood all over your body.
my wallet loves strat
My heart loves my Les Paul but my soul loves my Mustang
I love les paul, but my guitar is ibanez
Superb vid. Just beautiful.
that was a great video
It's a good thing that Gibson is under new management and ownership.
as an owner of 2 Les Paul guitars I truly enjoyed this😊
Great video thanks really well done
Absolutely awesome. My dream job.
With my income bout the only thing I can afford is guitar picks. This has always been my dream to have a great Les Paul. I've always had to take less in everything though, so I should be use to just dreaming!
The 57 black beauty is the greatest guitar ever made.
I have a 2011 Reissue of the 1957 Black Beauty, Les Paul Custom. I could not agree more.
Thank you custom shop for producing my perfectly made dream guitar - 63’ sg custom stop tail in Olympic white !
Got my custom shop VOS 59 ES 355 and it is magical.
Best guitars in the world
Love my R9....its very shiny-new.
Not a fan of "aging"...but good for others if you like it.
Ill play it old myself.
I agree. Allow the guitar to age naturally through performing.
One of my Les Paul's looks like Slash's beat up Paul. It got that way through a few thousand hours of practice, a ton of jam sessions, lots of sweat, cigarette smoke, pot smoke, spilled alcohol and survived the wrath of several ex-girlfriends.
I'm not a huge fan of aging. Having said that I just purchased a "light aged" R9..... not because it was aged, because it smoked every other guitar in the shop. It feels so good in my hands. I love it.
Gibson = Love
This is Amazing, a Masterpiece, and Elegant, it's very Detail from the amazing worker. I always think off Slash when i see this Brand. Gibson Les Paul.
Honestly, if you all hate Gibson and reliced guitars so much, why are you even watching this video?
Their hollow bodies, acoutics, and a few others are pretty sweet. They do make a lot of over priced trash though...
Honestly. That is a very stupid analogy. I hate child fuckers but I watched about Pizza Gate! Maybe they hate some aspects about Gibson. Do you only see black and white? Life is very complex you know.
So you're only supposed to watch videos you like? (No, I'm not saying I don't like Gison)
Because we WANT TO BELIEVE...
because we want to see what went wrong
Beautiful guitars I own six of them, I am not a rock star, just a session player..
Dude that's still quite cool
Rock stars are just puppets anyway
I enjoyed this
“The patience of Job” nice 😊
I'm about to buy a 58 historic. Love this stuff.
Did you buy? If so, how do you like it?
✌️🤪🎸🎶🎵🎶
@@marions.120 wow! I almost forgot this post! it’s incredible the way i love her.
@@f.loforte8539 -I’m truly happy for you. I love mine, it’s a 2005 Page!
✌️🤪👍
I remember the last time I checked out the 3-4 thousand dollar les pauls at the local music shoppe and the binding looked terrible on multiple les pauls..
Cool video WG.
Great story, and even with all the more recent complaints (hate), they’re still fantastic pieces of work - and well worth the purchase. Just try one and see (if you can find one!!!)!
Dropping that neck into the box on its headstock gave me crippling anxiety... why would you do that?!
Jordan Williams its light enough without body and has padding on the bottom :)
to see if it bounces.. duh
Because the people that work at Gibson are fucking morons lol
watching it bounce off the ground was the worst
How about leaning on the thing with the headstock on the floor to install the lower strap button
the headstocks and necks at the nut are weak enough
Although we have seen Gibson likes to sell pre-broken heads these days
Love Gibson and especially the custom shop, true craftsmanship!
Mantap banget gibson nya... Pengen punya tpi ga ksampayan gitar faforit aku ni.... Kapan bisa punya ya
I need to make a visit here
I have four Gibson's guitars.
is it wrong to be drooling right now
thebreatheeasy not if it was drool.
Have you been in a car accident?
Thank you for sharing that video with us your artist are amazing.
58 vos, best looking and feeling guitar I've ever owned:)
5:21 just sacrilege spraying all that black spray over that beautiful flame maple!
I agree. That was just pitiful
It's only ply laminate maple! ;)
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I wish this guy would tell me bed time stories.
"Once upon a time, in a land far, far away, Gibson crafted a magical gold '55 Les Paul with single coil pickups. It sounded so good, it could sing all by itself. Many years later in 1979, David Gilmour - who was traditionally a Strat man - decided to play this golden beauty for one of the most iconic guitar solos of all time. And it made people happy. Sweet dreams my friend."
John C nice one!
Bit gay
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Fasinating. It's also great to think that my R9 could be in this video.
Well filmed, some lovely stuff going on here. Gibson have a lot to live up to, what a legacy to live up to?
RIP Custom Shop Memphis. You guys/gals made two of my favorite guitars, an 06' Tom Delonge signiture and a 08' Firebird VII Non Reverse w/mini-humbuckers(they also made them with p-90s that run). Proposed Shutdown announced 1-3-19. All Memphis Operations to be consolidated into one building akin to Gibson's bankruptcy restructuring. 😣
There is an economic dollar to Dollar evaluation device available on these laptops and smart phones we all use and it allows you to see the cost of Les Paul through the decades. Believe it or not, comparatively speaking, year to year, dollar to dollar they basically cost the same from 1952 through to today. I've saved and paid for mine over the years as an enlisted airman, a salesman, a carpenter and now a business owner. If you want one, you'll find a way.
The difference is that those old ones were handmade for that price. These new ones are built much closer to a Chinese epiphone than a 50's Gibson. Have you ever wondered why they don't allow the Chinese factories to use nitro finishes for an extra charge or give them premium pickups? If they did it would ruin the American made Gibson line. Gibson needs to evaluate their production methods and get the quality right.
I would like to point out the fact that even if gibsons were always expensive also the economy was different and people had more purchase power than now, specially young people. You must be one of those old economy Steve meme type of guys
oh wow
i am 17 now.
one day i will own a Black Beauty Les Paul from that shop built by one of those people.